Big Daddy (1999 film)

Big Daddy
Directed by	Dennis Dugan
Written by	Steve Franks Tim Herlihy Adam Sandler
Produced by	Joseph M. Caracciolo Allen Covert Michelle Holdsworth Adam Sandler Robert Simonds
Starring	Adam Sandler Joey Lauren Adams Jon Stewart Dylan and Cole Sprouse Leslie Mann Allen Covert Rob Schneider
Music by	Teddy Castellucci
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	17 June, 1999
Running time	93 min.
Language	English

Big Daddy is a comedy film starring Adam Sandler that was released in 1999.

Sandler plays 32-year-old bachelor Sonny Koufax, a carefree slob who has never much taken to adult responsibilities. However, as his old buddies start getting married and drifting away and his girlfriend leaves him for a much older man, Sonny realizes that if he doesn't do something soon, he could end up all alone for the rest of his life. Sonny finds himself in charge of a 5-year-old child. The boy was moved by his dying mother from Toronto to be with his father, and Sonny comes to love the boy and wants to keep him.

The film won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Motion Picture and Sandler won both an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance and a Razzie Award for Worst Actor. The film and its cast and crew also earned nominations for four additional Golden Raspberry Awards.

At the box office Big Daddy has proven to be Sandler's biggest hit. Grossing $163.4 million dollars in the United States and $234.8 total worldwide.

Cast

• Adam Sandler - Sonny Koufax
• Joey Lauren Adams - Layla
• Jon Stewart - Kevin
• Dylan and Cole Sprouse - Julian (Frankenstine)
• Josh Mostel - Mr. Brooks
• Leslie Mann - Corinne
• Allen Covert - Phil
• Rob Schneider - Delivery Guy
• Kristy Swanson - Vanessa
• Joseph Bologna - Lenny Koufax
• Peter Dante - Tommy
• Jonathan Loughran - Mike
• Steve Buscemi - Homeless Guy
• Tim Herlihy - Singing Kangaroo
• Larkin Malloy - Restaurant Owner
• Samantha Brown - Employee
• Neal Huff - Customer
• Geoffrey Horne - Sid-old fatty
• Edmund Lyndeck - Mr. Hurlihy
• Greg Haberny - NYU Student
• Jacqueline Titone - Waitress
• George Hall - Elderly Driver
• Peggy Shay - Lady at Tollbooth
• Alfonso Ramírez - George
• Salvatore Cavaliere - Angry Motorist
• Kelly Dugan - Kelly
• Jared Sandler - Jared
• Jillian Sandler - Jillian
• Helen Lloyd Breed - Miss Foote
• Chloé Hult - School Teacher
• Carmen De Lavallade - Judge M. Healy
• Steven Brill - Ted Castellucci
• Glen Trotiner - Bailiff
• Jorge Buccio - Himself
• Cat Jagar - Receptionist
• Deborah S. Craig - Paralegal
• Nicholas Taylor - Older Kid
• Cole Hawkins - Cole
• Gabriel Jacobs - Jeff
• Michael Arcate - Broken Arm Kid
• Gaetano Lisi - Hot Dog Vendor
• Michael Giarraputo - Hoboken Motorist
• Steve Glenn - Guy at Party
• Al Cerullo - Helicopter Pilot

Trivia

• As Sonny putts on the roof of his apartment building, Kevin reminds him that it "banks to the left". This is a reference to Happy Gilmore, in which Sandler's character is told the same thing by his homeless caddy.

• Rob Schneider reprises his "delivery man" character in a cameo appearance in Sandler's Mr. Deeds.

• Edmund Lyndeck's "Mr. Herlihy" character shares a surname with longtime Sandler collaborator Tim Herlihy.

• When Julian is playing a Playstation, he is playing as Sweet Tooth in Twisted Metal III in the Washington DC level.

• In the television version of the movie some parts such as Julian saying, "I can wipe my own ass$!"is changed to, "I can wipe my own butt!" and Sonny saying, ".... on you with his old balls, eew, gross!", is changed to ".... on you with his old butt, eew, gross!"

Soundtrack

The film won a BMI Film Music Award. The soundtrack included the following:

• "Do Wah Ditty" by Zapp and Roger (not in actual movie, but in the trailer)
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)" (the title track from a 1983 album by the Eurythmics)
• "Growin' Up" (a song from the first album by Bruce Springsteen)
• "Instant Pleasure" by Rufus Wainwright
• "Sweet Child O' Mine" on debut album Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses
• "When I Grow Up" by Garbage
• "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman

From the official soundtrack:

• "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Sheryl Crow (a Guns N' Roses cover)
• "When I Grow Up" by Garbage
• "Peace Out" by Adam Sandler (a sound clip from a scene in the movie)
• "Just Like This" by Limp Bizkit
• "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Everlast
• "Ga Ga" by Melanie C
• "What is Life" by George Harrison, covered in movie by Shawn Mullins
• "The Kiss" by Adam Sandler (a sound clip from a scene in the movie)
• "Instant Pleasure" by Rufus Wainwright
• "Ooh La La" by Wise Guys
• "Sid" by Adam Sandler (a sound clip from a scene in the movie)
• "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman
• "Smelly Kid" by Adam Sandler (a sound clip from a scene in the movie)
• "Passing Me By" by The Pharcyde
• "Rush" by Big Audio Dynamite
• "Hooters" by Allen Covert (a sound clip from a scene in the movie)
• "Babe" by Styx
• "Overtime" by Adam Sandler (a sound clip from a scene in the movie)
• "The Kangaroo Song" by Tim Herlihy (made specifically for the movie)

Quotes

Frankenstine: "I can wipe my own ass"